#EEF0E7Fogtown (#EEF0E7) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 117°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.012. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EEF0E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 240, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 23%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 4%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.4 -2.2 4.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.951 0.012 117) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fogtown shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f8ead8 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f6f1e2 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#eef0e7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eef1ea — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fogtown in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.15:1 and against black 18.25:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eef0e7 · #c8cac2 · #a1a39c · #7c7d77 · #595a54 · #373834
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#eef0e7 · #e5dda6 · #dcc595 · #d0ae88 · #c2987e · #b08376
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eef0e7 · #98b6aa · #8d9568 · #40806a · #535a32 · #244237
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eef0e7 · #cacdbd · #a6ac8f · #736696 · #464b34 · #2b2d1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef0e7 · #d2d0d8 · #92948a · #58575c · #23251b · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef0e7 · #c8c9c5 · #9b9c98 · #22231e · #030402 · #bed04e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef0e7 · #d2cfdf · #968bb3 · #5c4f7d · #281c3f · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef0e7 · #d2cfdf · #8292b8 · #6e496e · #162243 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef0e7 · #c4d4de · #6f99b3 · #794659 · #3b1525 · #000610
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef0e7 · #c1d6d9 · #659da5 · #5c4f7d · #3e1613 · #010006
#EFF1E9 · #F0F2EB · #F1F3ED · #F3F4EF · #F4F4F1
#C1C3BB · #979891 · #6E7069 · #484944 · #252622
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.